SMU Mustangs
9-4 2025 record (6-2 conf)
Title odds (#24 board)
Win total (O -225)
44% Returning starter games
63rd Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesRhett Lashlee Head Coach · 5th year
38–16 Career · 5 seasons, all at SMU
Air Raid Offense
4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 36% | 26 / 73 | 6 / 13 | 57% |
| Offensive line | 59% | 38 / 64 | 8 / 14 | 59% |
| Defensive front | 44% | 37 / 85 | 7 / 17 | 17% |
| Secondary | 40% | 25 / 62 | 10 / 14 | 50% |
Back 32
Gone 28
Ahmaad Moses SAF · 10 INT+PD · 13g · gone 36%
New 14
Kendrick Raphael RB · 1,189 yds · 13g · from CAL 
Yannick Smith WR · 583 yds · 11g · from ECU 
Mabrey Mettauer QB · 369 yds · 6g · from SHSU 
Randy Pittman Jr. TE · 249 yds · 9g · from FSU 
Theo Melin Ohrstrom TE · 168 yds · 13g · from TXAM 
Marques White DE · 18 havoc · 12g · from MASS 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 32.2 81
Explosive play rate 11.1% 51
Red zone TD rate 81.0% 93
Line yards per carry 2.3 35
Sack rate allowed 3.8% 89
Defense
Points allowed per game 20.5 76
Explosive rate allowed 9.4% 78
Red zone score rate allowed 70.2% 96
Line yards per carry allowed 2.1 83
Sack rate 6.1% 51
2025 Margin by Game
ETAM
BAY
MOSU
TCU
SYR
STAN
CLEM
WAKE
MIA
BC
LOU
CAL
ARIZ
2026 schedule
63rd-hardest path in FBS · 2 title-contender games · 5 road| W1 | Mon 11:30 PM | @ |  Florida State | 5-7 | 36 | W 27-24 | ESPN |
| W2 | Sat 8:00 PM | vs | UC Davis Aggies | 8 | W 56-10 | ACC Network Extra | |
| W3 | Sat 7:30 PM | @ |  Louisville | 9-4 | 48 | L 31-41 | ESPN2 |
| W4 | Sun 1:00 AM | vs |  Missouri State | 7-6 | 32 | W 34-24 | ACC Network |
| W5 | Sat 4:00 PM | vs |  Boston College | 2-10 | 18 | W 25-16 | The CW |
| W7 | Sat 4:00 PM | vs |  Virginia | 11-3 | 44 | W 23-13 | The CW |
| W8 | Sat 4:00 PM | vs |  California | 7-6 | 33 | The CW | |
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Syracuse | 3-9 | 31 | ||
| W10 | Sat 12:00 AM | vs |  Virginia Tech | 3-9 | 28 | ESPN | |
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Wake Forest | 9-4 | 42 | ||
| W12 | Sun 12:30 AM | @ |  Notre Dame | 10-2 | 78 | NBC/Peacock | |
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Stanford | 4-8 | 35 |
Depth chart
Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB |  Kevin Jennings 5TH · #7 |  Ty Hawkins SO · #1 |  Charlie Fiser 5TH · #14 |
| RB | Kendrick Raphael SR · #6 |  Dramekco Green SO · #4 |  Derrick McFall JR · #0 |
| WR-X |  Jalen Cooper SO · #10 |  Jalen Hale SR · #2 |  Jakai Anderson FR · #16 |
| WR-Z | Yannick Smith JR · #3 |  Carterrious Brown SO · #11 | Aljour Miles II FR · #15 |
| WR-SL |  Yamir Knight SR · #8 | Zack Turner FR · #9 | Tyrone Crethers FR · #81 |
| TE | Randy Pittman Jr. SR · #5 |  Tripp Riordan SR · #84 |  Trey Jackson JR · #88 |
| LT |  PJ Williams 5TH · #59 |  Dramodd Odoms SO · #75 | Max Wright FR · #71 |
| LG | Alex Woods SR · #77 |  Henry Douglass SR · #57 | Evan Goodwin FR · #60 |
| C |  Joshua Bates SR · #64 |  Graham Uter JR · #50 |  Drew Hill SO · #76 |
| RG |  Addison Nichols 5TH · #63 | Toa Katoa FR · #52 |  Hunter Ryan 5TH · #66 |
| RT |  Andrew Chamblee 5TH · #74 | Drew Evers FR · #78 | Bennett Johnson V FR · #65 |
Roster 107
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Derrick McFall | WR | JR | 5'11" | 182 | Tyler, TX |
| 0 |  William Nettles | CB | JR | 6'0" | 200 | Mesquite, TX |
| 1 | Ty Hawkins | QB | SO | 6'0" | 205 | San Antonio, TX |
| 1 |  Jarvis Lee | SAF | SR | 5'10" | 190 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2 | Jalen Hale | WR | SR | 6'1" | 192 | Longview, TX |
| 2 |  Zadian Gentry | CB | SO | 6'1" | 178 | Denison, TX |
| 3 | Yannick Smith | WR | JR | 6'2" | 208 | Summerville, SC |
| 3 |  Javion Holiday | CB | SO | 6'1" | 193 | Duncanville, TX |
| 4 | Dramekco Green | RB | SO | 6'0" | 210 | Conroe, TX |
| 4 |  Jayvon Thomas | CB | SR | 5'11" | 200 | Dallas, TX |
| 5 | Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder | DL | SR | 6'6" | 300 | Brockton, MA |
| 5 | Randy Pittman Jr. | TE | SR | 6'2" | 240 | Panama City, FL |
| 6 | Kendrick Raphael | RB | SR | 5'11" | 201 | Naples, FL |
| 6 | Tavion Atkinson | DE | JR | 6'4" | 272 | Houston, TX |
| 7 | Kevin Jennings | QB | 5TH | 6'0" | 195 | Oak Cliff, TX |
| 8 |  Marcellus Barnes Jr. | CB | JR | 6'1" | 175 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 8 | Yamir Knight | WR | SR | 5'8" | 185 | Smyrna, DE |
| 9 |  Ira Singleton IV | DE | JR | 6'4" | 245 | Lilburn, GA |
| 9 | Zack Turner | TE | FR | 6'3" | 230 | Dallas, TX |
| 10 | Jalen Cooper | WR | SO | 6'2" | 182 | Cibolo, TX |
| 10 |  Tyren Polley Jr. | SAF | SO | 6'0" | 200 | Duncanville, TX |
| 11 |  Jaden Milliner-Jones | SAF | SR | 6'0" | 202 | DeSoto, TX |
| 11 | Carterrious Brown | WR | SO | 6'2" | 195 | Monroe, LA |
| 12 | Cole Leinart | QB | FR | 6'3" | 204 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 12 |  Caden Marshall | LB | JR | 6'2" | 225 | Paris, TN |
| 13 |  Jaelyn Davis-Robinson | CB | 5TH | 6'1" | 188 | Waxahachie, TX |
| 13 |  Daylon Singleton | WR | SO | 5'11" | 181 | DeSoto, TX |
| 14 |  Trey Wilson | DE | SR | 6'3" | 245 | Garland, TX |
| 14 | Charlie Fiser | QB | 5TH | 6'1" | 184 | Little Rock, AR |
| 15 | Aljour Miles II | WR | FR | 6'3" | 205 | Sacramento, CA |
| 15 |  La'Modrick Spencer | SAF | SR | 6'0" | 192 | Dallas, TX |
| 16 | Jakai Anderson | WR | FR | 6'0" | 179 | New Orleans, LA |
| 16 | Marques White | DE | GR | 6'2" | 250 | Glendale, AZ |
| 18 | Theo Melin Ohrstrom | TE | 5TH | 6'6" | 250 | Stockholm,, SWE |
| 20 | EJ Kelly | RB | FR | 5'10" | 190 | Houston, TX |
| 20 | Deuce Gilbert | CB | FR | 5'11" | 190 | Forney, TX |
| 21 |  Christian Rhodes | RB | FR | 6'1" | 210 | Dallas, TX |
| 21 |  Jimmy Wyrick | SAF | GR | 5'10" | 195 | Dallas, TX |
| 22 | Jordyn Adams | WR | FR | 6'1" | 196 | Gulfport, MS |
| 22 |  Sael Reyes | SAF | SO | 6'1" | 195 | East Saint Louis, IL |
| 23 |  Alexander Kilgore | LB | SR | 6'2" | 231 | Katy, TX |
| 24 | Link Rhodes | RB | SR | 6'1" | 210 | Stockton, CA |
| 25 |  William Fierro | RB | SR | 5'10" | 184 | La Jolla, CA |
| 25 | I'Zayah Young | LB | FR | 6'0" | 226 | San Marcos, TX |
| 26 |  Jaylen Moses | SAF | JR | 5'10" | 191 | Carrollton, TX |
| 26 | David Kniffen Jr. | WR | FR | 5'11" | 165 | Plano, TX |
| 27 | Siler Cooke | WR | FR | 5'10" | 165 | Dallas, TX |
| 27 |  Abdul Muhammad | SAF | SR | 5'8" | 184 | Dallas, TX |
| 28 |  Brandon Booker | LB | JR | 6'1" | 231 | DeSoto, TX |
| 28 | Mabrey Mettauer | QB | JR | 6'5" | 225 | The Woodlands, TX |
| 29 |  Brandon Miyazono | LB | SR | 6'2" | 235 | Frisco, TX |
| 30 | Kenneth Goodwin III | LB | FR | 6'2" | 225 | Miami, FL |
| 32 | Jamal Anderson | LB | SR | 6'3" | 231 | Buford, GA |
| 33 | Amontre Harris | DE | FR | 6'4" | 235 | Humble, TX |
| 35 |  Dante Wesley II | CB | JR | 6'0" | 196 | Cedar Hill, TX |
| 36 | Connor Carrera | SAF | 5TH | 6'0" | 195 | Allen, TX |
| 38 | Jake Ballard | SAF | JR | 5'10" | 184 | Flower Mound, TX |
| 42 |  Will Locke | TE | JR | 6'4" | 243 | Helotes, TX |
| 43 |  Wade McSparron | P | JR | 6'4" | 225 | Geelong,, AUS |
| 44 |  Michael De Hoyos | CB | 5TH | 5'10" | 193 | San Antonio, TX |
| 46 | Xavier Wright | LB | JR | 6'0" | 225 | Garland, TX |
| 47 | Cody Williford | LS | FR | 5'10" | 202 | Southlake, TX |
| 48 |  Morgan Tribbett | LS | JR | 5'11" | 217 | Eaton, CO |
| 50 | Marcus Brouse | LB | FR | 5'11" | 218 | Southlake, TX |
| 50 | Graham Uter | OL | JR | 6'5" | 305 | Daphne, AL |
| 52 |  Jahkai Lang | DE | SR | 6'4" | 255 | Troy, MO |
| 52 | Toa Katoa | OL | FR | 6'4" | 335 | Euless, TX |
| 53 | Zachary Hibner | LB | FR | 6'1" | 223 | Burke, VA |
| 55 |  Woo Spencer | DL | SR | 6'4" | 315 | New Albany, IN |
| 55 | Sam Utu | OL | FR | 6'5" | 325 | Orange, CA |
| 56 | Tyron Winslow | DL | SO | 6'5" | 280 | Houma, LA |
| 57 | Henry Douglass | OL | SR | 6'3" | 307 | Atlanta, GA |
| 58 |  Abel Hoopii | OL | SO | 6'5" | 345 | Anianiku, HI |
| 58 |  Aakil Washington | DE | GR | 6'2" | 250 | Atlanta, GA |
| 59 | PJ Williams | OL | 5TH | 6'5" | 306 | Dickinson, TX |
| 60 | Evan Goodwin | OL | FR | 6'7" | 315 | Bauxite, AR |
| 63 | Addison Nichols | OL | 5TH | 6'5" | 320 | Norcross, GA |
| 64 | Joshua Bates | OL | SR | 6'3" | 310 | Durango, CO |
| 65 | Bennett Johnson V | OL | FR | 6'7" | 280 | San Antonio, TX |
| 66 | Hunter Ryan | OL | 5TH | 6'2" | 272 | Dallas, TX |
| 70 |  Paxton Briggle | OL | SR | 6'5" | 300 | Austin, TX |
| 71 | Max Wright | OL | FR | 6'7" | 312 | Melissa, TX |
| 74 | Andrew Chamblee | OL | 5TH | 6'6" | 311 | Maumelle, AR |
| 75 | Dramodd Odoms | OL | SO | 6'6" | 310 | Houston, TX |
| 76 | Drew Hill | OL | SO | 6'3" | 292 | Corona, CA |
| 77 | Alex Woods | OL | SR | 6'3" | 310 | Port St. Lucie, FL |
| 78 | Drew Evers | OL | FR | 6'4" | 306 | Flower Mound, TX |
| 79 |  Sione Ma'u | OL | JR | 6'6" | 350 | Auckland,, NZL |
| 81 | Tyrone Crethers | WR | FR | 5'11" | 200 | Richardson, TX |
| 83 | X'Zavier Barnett | WR | FR | 6'3" | 195 | Yoakum, TX |
| 84 | Tripp Riordan | TE | SR | 6'5" | 250 | Frisco, TX |
| 85 | Andre Nickerson Jr. | TE | FR | 6'3" | 221 | Inglewood, CA |
| 86 |  Devon Martin | TE | SR | 6'5" | 258 | Mesquite, TX |
| 88 | Trey Jackson | TE | JR | 6'5" | 240 | Dallas, TX |
| 89 |  Miles Uter | TE | SO | 6'5" | 245 | Daphne, AL |
| 90 |  Jalen Shivers | DL | SO | 6'4" | 280 | Atlanta, GA |
| 92 | Hudson Woods | DE | FR | 6'3" | 238 | Bulverde, TX |
| 93 |  Kevin Allen | DL | SR | 6'2" | 298 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 94 |  Jonathan Jefferson | DL | GR | 6'4" | 330 | Douglasville, GA |
| 95 |  Michael Slaba | K | 5TH | 5'11" | 195 | Rogers, AR |
| 95 | Wyatt Smith | DE | FR | 6'4" | 222 | Austin, TX |
| 96 |  Christian de Moor | DL | JR | 6'1" | 245 | Frisco, TX |
| 96 | Wiley Olson | K | FR | 5'11" | 171 | Austin, TX |
| 97 | Brendan Baird | K | 5TH | 6'1" | 200 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 97 |  Christian Davis | DL | SR | 6'3" | 315 | Ruston, LA |
| 99 | Dakota Dickson | DL | FR | 6'4" | 319 | Oakland, CA |
| 99 |  Nick Reed | K | SR | 5'8" | 178 | Harrison, NY |